Monday, June 23, 2025

Short Takes – 6-23-25 – War with Iran – Late Issue

Russian leader claims multiple countries prepped to provide Iran nuclear weapons following US strikes. FoxNews.com article. Pull quote: “Medvedev did not list specific countries that might pitch in and support Iran. However, Russia historically has backed Iran's nuclear program. Russian President Vladimir Putin also offered to mediate peace talks between Iran and Israel on Wednesday.”

Trump rages at Russia’s Medvedev for using ‘N-word’ in threat to supply Iran with nukes: ‘That’s why Putin’s The Boss’. NewsBreak.com article. Pull quote: “The U.S. leader’s comments appeared to have rattled Medvedev, who responded with a statement posted to X later on Monday in which he said Moscow “has no intention of supplying nuclear weapons to Iran” because of Russia’s obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”

Trump warns his OWN team live on Fox News after they fact-checked his Iranian nuclear claims. NewsBreak.com article. Pull quote: “Upon learning that Tulsi Gabbard, his Director of National Intelligence, had made this assertion, Trump's reaction intensified as he declared, "She's wrong. We're going to see and people have to be very careful with what they say. They've got to be very careful with their mouth, because their mouth can get them into a lot of trouble."”

Trump’s cease-fire announcement caught his own top officials by surprise. NYTimes.com article. Pull quote: “The announcement, made minutes after 6 p.m. Eastern time, caught even some of Mr. Trump’s own top administration officials by surprise. Israel has not yet confirmed the cease-fire, and within three hours of Mr. Trump’s announcement, there were fresh attacks from Israel against Iran, raising questions about whether all parties had agreed to it.”

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